The country’s largest integrated power utility, Tata Power on Thursday announced the takeover of the management and operations of Odisha-based power distribution utilities WESCO and SOUTHCO upon completion of the sale process.

In the months to come, India can undoubtedly pick a few lessons from China and with appropriate improvisations lead the way to making policy changes that bring in a radical change in the ease of doing business as well as supplying its domestic needs and international demands. By DR. POORNIMA ADVANI

One of the leading providers of comprehensive environment management services in Asia, Ramky Enviro Engineers Ltd (REEL) has launched southern India’s first waste-to-energy plant.

Ministry of Power has said that it had mandated that all electricity distribution companies would be brought under the ambit of the Electricity Conservation (EC) Act.

The electricity market at the country’s first and largest energy exchanged, Indian Energy Exchange (IEX), traded a volume of 5675 million units (MU) in September, witnessing a significant 45 per cent YoY increase.

Starting way back in 1971 as a trading firm in electrical cable accessories, Rajesh Power Services Pvt. Ltd moved into EPC of more technically demanding projects of power transmission, distribution and substations.

Tata Power Delhi Distribution Ltd's support towards capacity building and training of female engineers from Afghanistan's national power utility has been highlighted by the World Bank in its blog.

In the months to come, India can undoubtedly pick a few lessons from China and with appropriate improvisations lead the way to making policy changes that bring in a radical change in the ease of doing business as well as supplying its domestic needs and international demands, points out DR. POORNIMA ADVANI

The Central Government is charting a plan to set up three large manufacturing zones for power equipment in different places in the country.